Matthew 26:75

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Peter	Πέτρος Petros	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
remembered	μνάομαι mnáomai	G3415	to bear in mind
word	ῥήματος rhēmatos	G4487	an utterance (individually · noun — genitive singular neuter
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
said	εἰρηκότος eirēkotos	G2046	an alternate for G2036 (ἔπω) in certain tenses · verb — perfect active participle, genitive singular masculine
him	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
Before	πρὶν prin	G4250	prior · adverb
cock	ἀλέκτορα alektora	G220	a cock or male fowl · noun — accusative singular masculine
crow	φωνῆσαι phōnēsai	G5455	to emit a sound (animal · verb — aorist active infinitive
deny	ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnēsē	G533	to deny utterly · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 2nd person singular
me	με, me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular
thrice	τρὶς tris	G5151	three times · adverb
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
went	ἐξελθὼν exelthōn	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
out	ἔξω exō	G1854	out(-side · preposition
wept	ἔκλαυσεν eklausen	G2799	to sob · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
bitterly	πικρῶς.¶ pikrōs	G4090	bitterly · adverb

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Cross-references

Matthew 26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Romans 7:18-20 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good…
Luke 22:31-34 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
John 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied…
Luke 22:61-62 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou…
Matthew 27:3-5 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to th…
Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest…
1 Corinthians 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glor…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:75

And Peter remembered the words of Jesus,.... Forgetfulness of God, of his works, of his words, and of his law, of his revealed mind and will, is often the cause of sin; and a remembrance of things is necessary to the recovery of a fallen or backsliding professor; as, of what he is fallen from, of the love and kindness of God formerly shown to him, of his evil ways and works he is fallen into, and of the words and truths of Christ he has been very indifferent unto and lukewarm about: which said unto him, before the cock crow, or is done crowing, thou shalt deny me thrice; which he was put in mind of on hearing the cock crow. So by one means, or another, sometimes by some remarkable providen…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:69–end

Matthew 26:69-75 Matthew 26:69-75 Mark 14:66-72 Luke 22:55-62 69. Now Peter was sitting without in the court. And a maid cam to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean. 70. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71. And as he was going out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there, This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. 72. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73. After a little came those who were standing by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thou are convicted by thy speech. 74. Then he began to curse and to swear, that he did not know the man. And immediately the cock…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:75

When the crowing of the rooster reminded Peter of Jesus’ prediction (26:34), he was struck with sorrow.

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The Church Fathers

(Serm. 60. 4.) Blessed tears, O holy Apostle, which had the virtue of holy Baptism in washing off the sin of thy denial. The right hand of the Lord Jesus Christ was with thee to hold thee up before thou wast quite thrown down, and in the midst of thy perilous fall, thou receivedst strength to stand. The Rock quickly returned to its stability, recovering so great fortitude, that he who in Christ's passion had quailed, should endure his own subsequent suffering with fearlessness and constancy.
— Leo the Great ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Backsliders · .Peter — .Peter
Cock Crowing · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Denial Of Christ · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
Opinion, Public · .By Peter, concerning Jesus — .By Peter, concerning Jesus
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Remorse · .Peter — .Peter
Repentance · True — Exemplified: Peter — True — Exemplified: Peter
Weeping · Peter — Peter

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).